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phosphorate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phos-pho-r-ate
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English phosphorate From phosphor + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

phosphorates (present, singular) phosphorating (participle, present) phosphorated (participle, past) phosphorated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

phosphorylate

Questions

What does phosphorate mean?
To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize.
Where does phosphorate come from?
Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English phosphorate From phosphor + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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